Coachella Municipal Code Ch. 2.16 Director of Finance

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 40805.5 of the Government Code of the state of California, there is created and established the office of director of finance of the city.

(Prior code § 2-95)

The director of finance shall be under the jurisdiction of the city manager.

(Prior code § 2-96)

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 37209 of the Government Code, the director of finance before entering upon the duties of his or her office shall execute a bond in the penal sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).

(Prior code § 2-97)

The financial and accounting duties imposed upon the city clerk by Section 40802 through 40805 of the Government Code are transferred to the director of finance. He or she shall maintain all records readily reflecting the financial condition of the city and all of its departments.

(Ord. 890 § 1, 2003: prior code § 2-98)

In addition to the duties set forth in Section 2.16.040, the director of finance shall perform the following duties:

A. Compile all financial information necessary for the preparation of the city's budget and make such information available to the officer whose responsibility it is to prepare the budget.

B. Prepare a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the financial condition of the city and each of its departments.

C. Handle the issuance of all licenses for the city.

D. Supervise and be in charge of all payroll records.

E. Maintain a record of all insurance policies and keep the city manager or city administrative officer informed of their expiration dates.

F. See that all taxes, assessments, license fees and other revenues of the city, or for whose collection the city is responsible, and all money receivable by the city from the county, state or federal government, or from any court, department or agency of the city, are collected.

G. Perform such other duties as are from time to time assigned to him or her by the city manager or city administrative officer.

H. The director of finance shall adjust all taxes provided for in this code on a fiscal year basis. All adjustments shall be based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers. The said CPI on January 1, 1978 equaled one hundred (100). No adjustments shall take effect until the director's report is ordered filed by the city council. The city council may reject but may not modify any one or more of the adjustments in any report before ordering this report filed.

(Prior code § 2-99)

A contract for performance of the duties to be performed by the director of finance may be entered into between the city council and the director of finance.

(Prior code § 2-100)